Information Design

情報設計

Dictionary entry

  1. Bento Grid 2020s / Layout

    Divides different kinds of information into independent boxes, giving the whole picture at a glance.

  2. Isotype 1920s–1940s / Layout

    Translates quantity into repeated same-size symbols, making comparison readable before language.

  3. Schematic Transit Diagram 1933– / Layout

    Discards geographic accuracy for horizontal, vertical and 45-degree lines with evenly spaced stations. Beck's 1933 London Underground diagram established it as the common language of transit maps worldwide.

  4. Pictogram System 1964– / Style

    Unified symbol systems that name facilities and actions without language. Tokyo 1964 systematized sport and wayfinding symbols; the AIGA/DOT transportation set became the public-domain world standard.

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